Select kyphoplasty codes based on the segment of the spine treated. Code 22513 describes the initial vertebral body treated in the thoracic area. Code 22514 describes the initial vertebral body treated in the lumbar area.
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S32.020D | Wedge compression fracture of second lumbar vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing |
S32.020G | Wedge compression fracture of second lumbar vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing |
Thereof, what is the ICD 10 code for kyphoplasty? Z98. 1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM Z98. 1 became effective on October 1, 2019.
Kyphoplasty is not indicated for fractures caused by high-velocity injury or other causes of disabling back pain not due to acute fracture. Kyphoplasty is also not appropriate when the vertebral body fracture is associated with widened pedicles or retropulsion of bone as in a burst fracture.
ICD-10-CM Codes › S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes › S30-S39 Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals › S32-Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis › Fracture of lumbar vertebra S32.0 Fracture of lumbar vertebra S32.0-
M40.209 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M40.209 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M40.209 - other international versions of ICD-10 M40.209 may differ. kyphoscoliosis ( M41.-)
000 for Wedge compression fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Fracture of lumbar vertebra ICD-10-CM S32. 009A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
S32. 000A - Wedge compression fracture of unspecified lumbar vertebra [initial encounter for closed fracture] | ICD-10-CM.
The most common type of compression fracture is a wedge fracture, in which the front of the vertebral body collapses but the back does not, meaning that the bone assumes a wedge shape. Sometimes, more than one vertebra fractures, a condition called multiple compression fractures.
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Since there is no regular CPT code for the procedure being performed at a cervical level, use the unlisted CPT code 22899 for a cervical kyphoplasty procedure.
ICD-10-CM Code for Wedge compression fracture of first lumbar vertebra, initial encounter for closed fracture S32. 010A.
Like vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty injects special cement into your vertebrae — with the additional step of creating space for the treatment with a balloon-like device (balloon vertebroplasty). Kyphoplasty can restore a damaged vertebra's height and may also relieve pain.
Compression fractures are small breaks or cracks in the vertebrae (the bones that make up your spinal column). The breaks happen in the vertebral body, which is the thick, rounded part on the front of each vertebra. Fractures in the bone cause the spine to weaken and collapse. Over time, these fractures affect posture.
A compression fracture is a type of fracture or break in your vertebrae. The vertebrae are the bones in your back that are stacked on top of each other to make your spine. Your spine supports your weight, allows you to move, and protects your spinal cord and the nerves that go from it to the rest of your body.
There are three types of compression fractures: wedge, crush, and burst.
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When reporting vertebroplasty, code selection depends on the location and number of vertebral bodies treated. Choose a single “initial level” code based on the location of the first vertebral body treated:
Percutaneous vertebral augmentation (a.k.a., kyphoplasty or balloon-assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty) is a similar to vertebroplasty, but includes the use of an inflatable balloon to “jack up” the damaged vertebra (e) prior to methylmethacrylate injection.
Percutaneous vertebroplasty codes include the two procedures most commonly performed during the same session—imaging guidance and bone biopsy (e.g., Biopsy, bone, trocark or needle; deep (eg, vertebral body, femur)—and therefore you may not code seperately for them at the same level.
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Indications: The principal indications for percutaneous vertebroplasty are painful osteoporotic or osteolytic compression fractures of the thoracic or lumbar vertebrae. In addition, there have been reports of using this procedure for painful hemangiomas or eosinophilic granulomas of the spine.
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The information in this article contains billing, coding or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty L33473.
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Select kyphoplasty codes based on the segment of the spine treated. Code 22513 describes the initial vertebral body treated in the thoracic area.
During kyphoplasty (percutaneous vertebral augmentation), the surgeon first creates a working space within the fractured vertebral body, and then places a mechanical device (e.g., an inflatable bone tamp (IBT)) in the enlarged cavity. The bone tamp is inflated to restore height to the damaged vertebral body and then removed.
If the physician performs bone biopsy at a level not addressed by the vertebroplasty, you may report the biopsy separately with modifier 59 appended to indicate the separate locations of the two procedures.
Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure during which the surgeon injects “bone cement” (methyl methacrylate) into a vertebra (e) to fill vertebral fractures and restore spinal integrity.